Have you ever tried to leave a nice comment on a blog only to be derailed by five minutes' worth of trying to figure out what the squiggly text says in the box you have to fill in before you can leave your comment?

A CAPTCHA [Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart] is a program that protects websites against bots by generating and grading tests that humans can pass but current computer programs cannot.

They're pretty useful for the webmasters and help eliminate quite a bit of spam. Those of us using them might have something else to say, though.

The PlayCaptcha system, developed by the UK’s Future Ad Labs, replaces the tired old text verification system with a mini game, suggesting it’s quicker than squinting at a normal captcha and, in good news for advertisers and brands, provides an exciting new little animated box that grabs the attention of internet users.

A few of us have a Praise Chain(no hashtag), and sometimes use #MamasKids, and #MamaTakeOver.

Posted by Catherine Jung on Sunday, Oct, 13, 2013 10:04 AM (EDT):

Is there a difference between my cnn “hashtag” and yours? I’m new at this type of posting. In other words, what’s a hashtag? Is there a dictionary on that, too? Will it cost me even more money? What if I make a mistake and correct it with my mouse first? Is there a Reader or whatever so I can see it first? Either my glasses needs to be cleaned or I need it to be enlarge this box first so that I can “type” my answer, assuming when I send this, it doesn’t matter the print type. Thank you.

Posted by Ken on Sunday, Oct, 13, 2013 5:25 AM (EDT):

How can we change the captcha prompts to be from our own word list? Names of saints, holy places, books of the (entire) bible and so on…

Posted by Sarah Reinhard on Saturday, Oct, 12, 2013 1:51 PM (EDT):

I’ll check that out, Michael. Thanks!

Posted by Michael Henson on Saturday, Oct, 12, 2013 11:16 AM (EDT):

My hashtag is #goodcatholic2 as we all are trying to be good Christians all the time.

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Sarah Reinhard is a Catholic wife, mom, writer, editor, marketing professional, and coffee drinker. You’re just as likely to find her hiding out back with a book as you are to discover her playing in the yard with a few farm animals (or wait — are those her kids?) She is the author of many books, the most recent of which she co-edited with Lisa Hendey: The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections. She blogs at SnoringScholar.com and writes online regularly at CatholicMom.com and Integrated Catholic Life. Reinhard holds a master’s degree in marketing and communications and has worked for many years in corporate and nonprofit organizations. She lives in central Ohio with her husband and children.